Date of issue: 13 June 2024
Date of effect: Immediate
Related MAAs: 2024-08, 2024-10, 2024-12
Attention:
- Egg Exporters - Australian
- Egg Export establishments
- Licensed exporters
- Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Central and Regional offices
This Market Access Advice (MAA) updates MAA 2024-12 issued on 7 June 2024 which provided an update on the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) incident in Victoria and changes to import conditions for rendered and heat-treated poultry product.
The MAA does not directly concern exports of egg and/or egg products, however, it provides an update on the status of the HPAI incident.
Disease situation
Tracing and surveillance activities continue across the state of Victoria. Further advice will be provided when available in the upcoming MAAs.
Certificate reinstatement
Rendered and heat-treated poultry and poultry products
Further to MAA 2024-12, the department is now issuing certificates for rendered or heat-treated poultry and poultry products or rendered products that contain poultry unless advised otherwise by the overseas competent authority. This includes rendered or heat-treated products that pose no risk of HPAI transmission, such as:
- heat-treated poultry meat products in a hermetically sealed container with an F0 value of 3 or above;
- extruded dry pet food and coated ingredients after extrusion;
- rendered protein meal, blood meal, feather meal, and poultry oil;
- washed and steam-dried feathers and down from poultry and other birds.
Please see Attachment 1 that provides updates to markets and certificate requirements that that need to be met to allow the certificate to be issued. Information around Control Area can be found on the Agriculture Victoria website.
Please note that as a priority, the department continues to correspond with other key poultry markets including Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to confirm continuation of safe trade, where possible.
The department will provide updates on this in future MAA’s as information becomes available.
Further information
The information provided above is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.
Contact ExportStandards@aff.gov.au if you have any queries.
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